Kathy Mattea and Alanna Quinn-Broadus Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Sam Morrow and his band perform at this year's AmericanaFest Day Stage, presented by WMOT, NPR Music and World Cafe. Val Hoeppner/WMOT hide caption

Ketch Secor (second from the left) with Old Crow Medicine Show band mates. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Cordovas perform at Nashville's The Local during AmericanaFest. Val Hoeppner/WMOT hide caption

Ruston Kelly performs live on the 2018 AmericanaFest's Day Stage presented by WMOT, NPR Music and World Cafe. Val Hoeppner/WMOT hide caption

William Prince was one of our favorite discoveries at AmericanaFest. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption

10 String Symphony (credit: Maria Ivey) and Oliver The Crow (credit: Taylor Noel Photography) Maria Ivey/Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Jackie Greene Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Milk Carton Kids Joshua Black Wilkins/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires perform onstage during the 2018 Americana Music Honors and Awards. Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association hide caption

Alejandro Escovedo Nancy Escovedo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

John Prine (credit: Danny Clinch), Rosanne Cash (credit: Michael Lavine), Buddy Guy (credit: Paul Natkin) Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Shemekia Copeland Mike White/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Mike Farris performs on the AmericanaFest Day Stage at 6pm CT. Sebastian Smith Photography/Courtesy of the artist hide caption